Bob Seger
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| It was a t | eenage wedding and the old folks wished 'em well |
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| You could see that Pierre did truly love the mademoi | selle |
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| And now the y | oung monsieur and madam have rung the chapel bell |
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| C'est la vie say the old folks, it goes to show you never can t | ell |
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| They finished o | ff an apartment with a two-room Roebuck sale |
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| The coolerator was jammed with TV dinners and ginger a | le |
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| And when P | ierre found work, the little money comin' worked out well |
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| C'est la vie say the old folks it goes to show you never can t | ell |
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| They had a h | i-fi phono, boy did they let it blast |
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| Seven hundred little records, all blues, rock, rhythm, and j | azz |
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| But when the s | un went down, the volume went down as well |
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| C'est la vie say the old folks, it goes to show you never can t | ell |
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| They bought a s | ouped-up jitney, 'twas was a cherry red '53 |
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| And drove it down to New Orleans to celebrate their anniversa | ry |
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| It was t | here where Pierre was wedded to the lovely mademoiselle |
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| C'est la vie say the old folks, it goes to show you never can t | ell |
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| It was a t | eenage wedding and the old folks wished 'em well |
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| You could see that Pierre did truly love the mademoi | selle |
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| And now the y | oung monsieur and madam have rung the chapel bell |
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| C'est la vie say the old folks, it goes to show you never can t | ell |
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| C'est la v | ie say the old folks, it goes to show you never can t | ell |
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| C'est la v | ie say the old folks, it goes to show you never can t | ell |